The Ancient World

The history of the Ancient World is the most fascinating section of human history. This era, hidden in the darkness of thousands of years, is full of secrets and riddles—astonishing, and sometimes unbelievable facts that still do not have an unambiguous interpretation to this day.

Renowned historian Natalia Basovskaya and leading figure Alexey Venediktov hold conversations about Akhenaten, the most unusual of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs, whose reforms produced an exceptionally interesting period in Egypt’s history; about Pericles—according to Plutarch, he was the first of the Athenians of his time, strong in both word and deed; about Alexander the Great, who conquered almost the entire world of his day and shocked humanity forever; and, finally, about Nero—one of Rome’s most cruel, self-absorbed, and debauched emperors.